Be sure to have the periodic table of elements handy:
Number of Protons = Atomic Number Number of Neutrons = Mass Number - Atomic Number (Mass number minus atomic number)
protons and neutrons in an atom. It is the sum of protons and neutrons in the nucleus of an atom.
The number of protons and neutrons in the nucleus
The mass number of an atom is the sum of the protons and neutrons in its nucleus. Therefore, for an atom of calcium with 20 protons and 20 neutrons, the mass number would be 40.
mass number = protons + nuetrons
If you add the number of protons to the number of neutrons in an atom, you have calculated that atom's atomic mass.
The sum is called mass number.
The atomic number corresponds to the number of protons in the nucleus of an atom. It also corresponds to the number of electrons in a neutral atom. A neutral atom, you'll recall, is one where the number of electrons equals the number of protons in the nucleus of an atom. We remember that atoms often "loan out" or "borrow" electrons, so the electron count will not always equal the proton count.
Mass number!:)
protons and neutrons in an atom. It is the sum of protons and neutrons in the nucleus of an atom.
The mass number is the sum of protons + neutrons.
20. the mass of an atom is determined by the sum of the number of neutrons and protons the atom has.
The total amount of protons and neutrons in an atom is its mass number.
Mass number = Protons+Neutrons
The number of protons and neutrons in the nucleus
atomic mass number - protons = number or neutrons
The number of protons
The mass number of an atom is the sum of the protons and neutrons in its nucleus. Therefore, for an atom of calcium with 20 protons and 20 neutrons, the mass number would be 40.